1960 Map of Shelby

About this map

The industrial and agricultural convergence of North Central Ohio is captured here, centered on the city of Shelby and the village of Plymouth. This landscape is fundamentally defined by its transportation corridors, where the Akron Canton and Youngtown, Baltimore and Ohio, and Conrail lines intersect to serve local commerce. To the north, the Celeryville Reservoir and Marsh Run illustrate the specialized muck-soil farming drainage patterns of the region. The map documents a period of mid-century suburban expansion, noted by the Drive-in Theater and Trailer Park north of Plymouth. Within the city of Shelby, the presence of Central High Sch and Whitney Sch alongside the Black Fork Mohican River shows the established civic core before later 20th-century shifts. Rural life remains anchored by family-named landmarks and crossroads like Auburn Center and the Myers Cem further south.